Week in pictures - 22 June 2012
![A porter loads baskets specially used to carry vegetables and fruits, on top of a bus near a vegetable market in Kathmandu.]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"http://db2.stb.s-msn.com/i/3e/23d22d083f83efa86bd64ceaf54f6/_h353_w628_m6_ofalse_lfalse.jpg"}} "A porter loads baskets specially used to carry vegetables and fruits, on top of a bus near a vegetable market in Kathmandu. (Reuters)")
![A rainbow arches over Hong Kong's Victoria Harbour.]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"http://db2.stb.s-msn.com/i/e7/114c3ed970887f8ac31118e3958d4/_h353_w628_m6_ofalse_lfalse.jpg"}} "A rainbow arches over Hong Kong's Victoria Harbour. (Reuters)")
![Three-year-old Muhammad Nasser has his face covered with a traditional medicine, to heal a skin rash, in his family's shelter at a school in the southern Yemeni port city of Aden.]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"http://db2.stb.s-msn.com/i/6d/57b2a3224498a1bf03a944a931ff0/_h353_w628_m6_ofalse_lfalse.jpg"}} "Three-year-old Muhammad Nasser has his face covered with a traditional medicine, to heal a skin rash, in his family's shelter at a school in the southern Yemeni port city of Aden. (Reuters)")
![Farmers herd a flock of ducks along a street towards a pond as residents drive next to them in Taizhou, Zhejiang province, China. There were about 5000 ducks, local media reported.]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"http://db2.stb.s-msn.com/i/7a/4de89ade96234e28b2872085444bf9/_h353_w628_m6_ofalse_lfalse.jpg"}} "Farmers herd a flock of ducks along a street towards a pond as residents drive next to them in Taizhou, Zhejiang province, China. There were about 5000 ducks, local media reported. (Reuters)")
![A Palestinian man cools off by jumping into the water of a natural spring known as Ein al-Auja, near the West Bank city of Jericho.]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"http://db2.stb.s-msn.com/i/9a/16cad6ec4e8ffb1f50f3fe37f31c1e/_h353_w628_m6_ofalse_lfalse.jpg"}} "A Palestinian man cools off by jumping into the water of a natural spring known as Ein al-Auja, near the West Bank city of Jericho. (Reuters)")
![An aerial view of Christ the Redeemer statue is lit up in green to celebrate the Rio+20 forum in Rio de Janeiro.]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"http://db2.stb.s-msn.com/i/79/369c6bda9ee25fb4f573c76350e9bf/_h353_w628_m6_ofalse_lfalse.jpg"}} "An aerial view of Christ the Redeemer statue is lit up in green to celebrate the Rio+20 forum in Rio de Janeiro. (Reuters)")
![Tightrope walker Nik Wallenda walks the high wire from the US side to the Canadian side over the Horseshoe Falls in Niagara Falls, Ontario.]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"http://db2.stb.s-msn.com/i/2a/538d6378814a49c3b152f880e2f0/_h353_w628_m6_ofalse_lfalse.jpg"}} "Tightrope walker Nik Wallenda walks the high wire from the US side to the Canadian side over the Horseshoe Falls in Niagara Falls, Ontario. (Reuters)")
![Men jump into the sea from a tiny island just off the coast of the port city of Sidon in southern Lebanon.]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"http://db2.stb.s-msn.com/i/d9/f19f77d2bed7bcdd5d5eba827713/_h353_w628_m6_ofalse_lfalse.jpg"}} "Men jump into the sea from a tiny island just off the coast of the port city of Sidon in southern Lebanon. (Reuters)")
![Locals look at a forest fire approaching their house at Thymari coastal village, Greece.]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"http://db2.stb.s-msn.com/i/a2/bf8a357111a2d9b248da24db204/_h353_w628_m6_ofalse_lfalse.jpg"}} "Locals look at a forest fire approaching their house at Thymari coastal village, Greece. (Reuters)")
![Brazilian indigenous people walk the streets of the Village Autodromo slum during a protest against the construction of the Belo Monte hydroelectric plant in Rio de Janeiro.]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"http://db2.stb.s-msn.com/i/1d/84a6a373b04165353ee11412cc7853/_h353_w628_m6_ofalse_lfalse.jpg"}} "Brazilian indigenous people walk the streets of the Village Autodromo slum during a protest against the construction of the Belo Monte hydroelectric plant in Rio de Janeiro. (Reuters)")
![Milwaukee Brewers' Carlos Gomez blows a bubble while the Brewers take on the Toronto Blue Jays during the second inning of their MLB baseball interleague game in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"http://db2.stb.s-msn.com/i/65/e7fb2bac8b946aa3e6ab135fd8d3/_h353_w628_m6_ofalse_lfalse.jpg"}} "Milwaukee Brewers' Carlos Gomez blows a bubble while the Brewers take on the Toronto Blue Jays during the second inning of their MLB baseball interleague game in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Reuters)")
![Birds fly over Zojoji Temple and Tokyo tower before their lights were turned off during the million people's candle night event in Tokyo. The event was organized to get people thinking about energy conservation and boosting the use of environmentally-friendly energy by turning off lights. Japan on Saturday approved the resumption of nuclear power operations at two reactors despite mass public opposition, the first to come back on line after they were all shut down following the Fukushima crisis.]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"http://db2.stb.s-msn.com/i/8f/67a84937ee1d4fa2365f9c3f6e5554/_h353_w628_m6_ofalse_lfalse.jpg"}} "Birds fly over Zojoji Temple and Tokyo tower before their lights were turned off during the million people's candle night event in Tokyo. The event was organized to get people thinking about energy conservation and boosting the use of environmentally-friendly energy by turning off lights. Japan on Saturday approved the resumption of nuclear power operations at two reactors despite mass public opposition, the first to come back on line after they were all shut down following the Fukushima crisis. (Reuters)")
![A participant of the the Dirndlspringen contest jumps into a swimming pool in Vienna June 16, 2012. At Dirndlspringen a jury votes over the best performance of people jumping into a swimming pool in traditional Austrian Dirndl dresses.]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"http://db2.stb.s-msn.com/i/93/61647aad6b9f1e5bc342f12b118bcd/_h353_w628_m6_ofalse_lfalse.jpg"}} "A participant of the the Dirndlspringen contest jumps into a swimming pool in Vienna June 16, 2012. At Dirndlspringen a jury votes over the best performance of people jumping into a swimming pool in traditional Austrian Dirndl dresses. (Reuters)")
![A tattoo artist draws on the body of a woman during the Expo Tattoo 2012, an annual event that attracts tattoo artists from Guatemala and Central America, in Guatemala City.]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"http://db2.stb.s-msn.com/i/aa/05877d1f976b753a49d11103f2450/_h353_w628_m6_ofalse_lfalse.jpg"}} "A tattoo artist draws on the body of a woman during the Expo Tattoo 2012, an annual event that attracts tattoo artists from Guatemala and Central America, in Guatemala City. (Reuters)")
![A girl plays with a kitten in her family's shelter at a school in the southern Yemeni port city of Aden. She is among internally displaced people (IDPs) living in temporary shelters in Aden after they left their homes in neighbouring province of Abyan, after al Qaeda-linked militants took over a large swath of the province last year.]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"http://db2.stb.s-msn.com/i/7a/75b8b45eac9168756bbd15526e4ba2/_h353_w628_m6_ofalse_lfalse.jpg"}} "A girl plays with a kitten in her family's shelter at a school in the southern Yemeni port city of Aden. She is among internally displaced people (IDPs) living in temporary shelters in Aden after they left their homes in neighbouring province of Abyan, after al Qaeda-linked militants took over a large swath of the province last year. (Reuters)")
![An air tanker makes a drop on a brush fire over an area of more than 500 acres at Los Padres National Forest in California. The fire started on Saturday afternoon in the hills of the forest between the cities of Frazier Park and Ojai.]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"http://db2.stb.s-msn.com/i/9b/454dc0a07129c510925f7e74e7a2f/_h353_w628_m6_ofalse_lfalse.jpg"}} "An air tanker makes a drop on a brush fire over an area of more than 500 acres at Los Padres National Forest in California. The fire started on Saturday afternoon in the hills of the forest between the cities of Frazier Park and Ojai. (Reuters)")
![Long-tailed mayflies (Palingenia longicauda) mate on the surface of the Tisza river near Tiszainoka.]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"http://db2.stb.s-msn.com/i/63/407c2ad84b66d3a90488747c810bf/_h353_w628_m6_ofalse_lfalse.jpg"}} "Long-tailed mayflies (Palingenia longicauda) mate on the surface of the Tisza river near Tiszainoka. (Reuters)")
![Cody, a one-year-old Cockaweenie, bails during the surfing competition of the Purina Incredible Dog Challenge in San Diego, California. This canine sporting event features a variety of events including dog surfing, dog diving, freestyle flying disc, and head-to-head weave poles.]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"http://db2.stb.s-msn.com/i/8a/3fcef1d96f248816f012d266589226/_h86_w115_m6_utrue_otrue_lfalse.jpg"}} "Cody, a one-year-old Cockaweenie, bails during the surfing competition of the Purina Incredible Dog Challenge in San Diego, California. This canine sporting event features a variety of events including dog surfing, dog diving, freestyle flying disc, and head-to-head weave poles. (Reuters)")
![Aung San Suu Kyi is given a picture of her father in London for her birthday, after taking part in a round table at the London School of Economics]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"http://db2.stb.s-msn.com/i/b5/53167f7d4e3d2d2acfa3dc135f650/_h86_w115_m6_utrue_otrue_lfalse.jpg"}} "Aung San Suu Kyi is given a picture of her father in London for her birthday, after taking part in a round table at the London School of Economics (AP Photo/Elizabeth Dalziel)")
![Wreckage from a Japanese fishing port is seen washed ashore in Oregon in the US]({"default":{"load":"wait","src":"http://db2.stb.s-msn.com/i/b2/a72e5191f589cc44219c1176af577b/_h86_w115_m6_utrue_otrue_lfalse.jpg"}} "Wreckage from a Japanese fishing port is seen washed ashore in Oregon in the US (REUTERS/Oregon Parks and Recreation Department/Handou)")
Ramat Gan Safari
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Tanda, a white rhinoceros, stands next to her one-day old calf at the Ramat Gan Safari near Tel Aviv.
Kathmandu
A porter loads baskets specially used to carry vegetables and fruits, on top of a bus near a vegetable market in Kathmandu.
Hong Kong
A rainbow arches over Hong Kong's Victoria Harbour.
Aden
Three-year-old Muhammad Nasser has his face covered with a traditional medicine, to heal a skin rash, in his family's shelter at a school in the southern Yemeni port city of Aden.
Taizhou
Farmers herd a flock of ducks along a street towards a pond as residents drive next to them in Taizhou, Zhejiang province, China. There were about 5000 ducks, local media reported.
Jericho
A Palestinian man cools off by jumping into the water of a natural spring known as Ein al-Auja, near the West Bank city of Jericho.
Rio de Janeiro
An aerial view of Christ the Redeemer statue is lit up in green to celebrate the Rio+20 forum in Rio de Janeiro.
Horseshoe Falls
Tightrope walker Nik Wallenda walks the high wire from the US side to the Canadian side over the Horseshoe Falls in Niagara Falls, Ontario.
Sidon
Men jump into the sea from a tiny island just off the coast of the port city of Sidon in southern Lebanon.
Thymari
Locals look at a forest fire approaching their house at Thymari coastal village, Greece.
Rio de Janeiro
Brazilian indigenous people walk the streets of the Village Autodromo slum during a protest against the construction of the Belo Monte hydroelectric plant in Rio de Janeiro.
Milwaukee
Milwaukee Brewers' Carlos Gomez blows a bubble while the Brewers take on the Toronto Blue Jays during the second inning of their MLB baseball interleague game in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Tokyo
Birds fly over Zojoji Temple and Tokyo tower before their lights were turned off during the million people's candle night event in Tokyo. The event was organized to get people thinking about energy conservation and boosting the use of environmentally-friendly energy by turning off lights. Japan on Saturday approved the resumption of nuclear power operations at two reactors despite mass public opposition, the first to come back on line after they were all shut down following the Fukushima crisis.
Vienna
A participant of the the Dirndlspringen contest jumps into a swimming pool in Vienna. At Dirndlspringen a jury votes over the best performance of people jumping into a swimming pool in traditional Austrian Dirndl dresses.
Guatemala City
A tattoo artist draws on the body of a woman during the Expo Tattoo 2012, an annual event that attracts tattoo artists from Guatemala and Central America, in Guatemala City.
Aden
A girl plays with a kitten in her family's shelter at a school in the southern Yemeni port city of Aden. She is among internally displaced people (IDPs) living in temporary shelters in Aden after they left their homes in neighbouring province of Abyan, after al Qaeda-linked militants took over a large swath of the province last year.
California
An air tanker makes a drop on a brush fire over an area of more than 500 acres at Los Padres National Forest in California. The fire started on Saturday afternoon in the hills of the forest between the cities of Frazier Park and Ojai.
Tiszainoka
Long-tailed mayflies (Palingenia longicauda) mate on the surface of the Tisza river near Tiszainoka, Hungary.
